Admissions FAQs

The Fay School's application deadline for first-round admission consideration is January 20, 2023, for the 2023-2024 school year.

Yes! After our first-round application deadline, all applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

The Fay School's Admissions Office can receive an application anytime after an applicant's date of birth.

No! We give all applications submitted before the first-round admissions deadline equal consideration.

Yes. We do our best to keep Fay families together in the same school home.

All parents are encouraged to schedule an individual, personal tour the fall before their child is eligible to enroll at The Fay School. To schedule a tour, please contact Director of Admissions, Megan McNair.

A group visit is when a group of prospective students are invited to campus. The group visits provide The Fay School with the opportunity to meet your child in a Fay classroom setting. Typically, these group visits are designed for first-round applicants who are applying to Primary - First Grade.

A school visit is when your child is invited to visit a Fay classroom during the school day, with current Fay students. The school visits provide Fay with the opportunity to meet your child. Typically, these school visits are scheduled for children to apply to The Fay School after the first round application deadline or for applicants applying to Second - Fifth Grade.

Admissions Decision Letters are emailed out the second week of March for the first-round applicants. 

The Common Reply Date (CRD) for all members of the Houston-Area Independent Schools (HAIS) varies each year. After the CRD, The Fay School's Admissions Office will offer spaces to the applicants in the wait pool.

The Fay School campus comes alive when students are learning in our academic oasis. That said, the optimal time to schedule an individual tour of The Fay School is when school is in session. While deferring your tour to when school is in session, we offer limited tour times throughout the summer months. Please email Director of Admissions, Megan McNair, to learn more about scheduling your tour.